The Record

Monday, Sept. 9, 2024

Top stories

WashU partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri

WashU has launched a new partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri to support high school students in the organization’s Big Futures college readiness initiative.


Adding anti-clotting drugs to stroke care ineffective, clinical trial finds

Opeolu Adeoye, MD, at WashU Medicine, led a national clinical trial that found two anti-coagulant medications are ineffective at improving outcomes for stroke patients.


Researchers uncover hidden source of snow melt

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering are the first to quantify the effect of dark brown carbon on snow melt.


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Events




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WashU in the News

WashU alumnus Ted Drewes Jr., the frozen custard king of St. Louis, dies at 96


The New York Times


Cough or sneeze? How the brain knows what to unleash


Nature


Guardian Caps reduce football players’ injuries and their ‘swag’


KCBS Radio


The 2024 Great River Biennial artists are ready for the spotlight


St. louis magazine


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Campus and community news

Notables

A team of WashU undergraduate students recently competed in regional and national Arabic debate competitions.


Research Wire

Chenguang Wang, a computer scientist at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has received funding from Google to improve grounding in large language models.


Announcements

Revamped academic integrity process begins

After two years of community input, WashU has streamlined the undergraduate academic integrity process. Dedicated staff in the Office of the Provost will help with student questions and faculty support.


Perspectives

‘Election Day weather and football victories could decide the election’

Some factors that have nothing to do with the candidates or their policies can affect a close election. The Brown School’s Mark Rank explains the surprising influence of these random factors.


the conversation


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